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Original in the Tomba della Caccia e Pesca (Tarquinia, c. 510 B.C.). A boat with four men abroad, one steering, and one fishing with a net. On a small island in the sea a man is shooting birds with a sling. Flying birds. In the pediment a family scene: A man and a woman lying on a couch, to the left two young girls with wreaths are sitting on cushions, a flute player. To the right a servant, and another servant fetching drink from a kylikeion. Many of the details are kept in outline drawing. (NY Carlsberg Glyptotek Catalogue)

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By 1905: with Edward Perry Warren; gift of Fiske Warren to MFA, May 28, 1908